Make the grass so green where God has planted you that others want to join you. #holyhustle

You see the posts on Instagram. A group of writer friends headed of to some fancy location to “be writers.” An agent who sends their top writers off on a fancy and fabulous trip together. Writers who post photos of log cabins or the English countryside where they’ve gone to focus, work, and write without the distractions of the every day. Don’t get me wrong. You know I love a great retreat or conference. I speak at them, I work for them, I adore the community that comes from them. And I would never say “no” to a vacation with girlfriends or my family. But if you are a writer, a blogger, an aspiring author and you are stuck in the pursuit of your dream because you think you need or deserve that kind of experience to WRITE? Y’all. No you don’t. And this is coming from someone who used to be invited to those fancy retreats full of fabulous people and fun all-expenses paid exp...